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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
Ben Delatour Room
March 12, 1992
BOARD MEMBERS
STAFF LIAISON:
COUNCIL LIAISON:
Virginia Ward, Chairperson
Jerome Roselle
Sharon Conley
Anne Ostrye-Macdonald
Karen A. Domseif
Fay Rhoadarmer
Madeleine Wawro
Jane Davis
Cathy Fromme
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Virginia Ward, Jerome Roselle, Sharon Conley,
Anne Ostrye-Macdonald, Karen Dornseif
Fay Rhoadarmer, Madeleine Wawro
STAFF -- Jane Davis, Robert Holzfaster, Larry Webber,
Ellen Willis, David Bagge, Bob Copeland,
Dean Willms, Carol Bering, Michael Powers
The Board and staff met from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday March 12 for their annual
Board/staff retreat and study session.
Virginia Ward, Chair, welcomed the group. Madeleine Wawro, Board member, presented an
overview of the purpose of the retreat - to get the five year library development plan back on
track, before council and adequately funded.
Jane Davis, Library Director, reviewed the materials prepared over the last four years pertaining
to expansion of library services and facilities. These materials include the Board's study
presented to Council in April, 1989. The five year library development plan prepared by staff
in 1990, library development plan - year two, mission statement and service priorities plus a
south branch and processing center study prepared in 1991. Also available are continuous
library statistics plus comparative statistics from other similar public library's.
Virginia Ward facilitated a wide ranging brainstorming session on library issues. The
brainstorming session was followed by a dinner break.
Jerry Roselle facilitated the focusing of the brainstorming session into an action plan which
includes library promotion, discussion with City Council, data collection and citizen
involvement.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem
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